Implications of squirrelpox virus for successful red squirrel translocations within mainland UK

Abstract Remnant red squirrel populations in the UK mainland are threatened by squirrelpox viral disease and the reservoir of the squirrelpox virus, the invasive grey squirrel, is expanding its range. Until this threat can be effectively mitigated, there is a high risk from disease outbreaks, follow...

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Main Authors: Anthony W. Sainsbury, Julian Chantrey, John G. Ewen, John Gurnell, Peter Hudson, William B. Karesh, Richard A. Kock, Peter W. W. Lurz, Anna Meredith, Daniel M. Tompkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Conservation Science and Practice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.200